Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE GALENA-JO DAVIESS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WITH CONSTRUCTING A NEW GALENA AND ULYSSES S. GRANT MUSEUM IN ILLINOIS. THE PROJECT WORK INCLUDES BUILDING A ONE-STORY, 8,542-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING THAT WILL PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND INTEGRATION OF STORIES OF LOCAL INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE MUSEUM. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST IN THE REGION'S RECOVERY AND MAKE IT MORE RESILIENT TO FLUCTUATIONS IN TOURISM, WHICH WILL HELP INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

THE GALENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM WILL ADDRESS THREATS TO ITS COLLECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY, ULYSSES S. GRANT, AND NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS. THE COLLECTION, WHICH CONTAINS OVER 15,000 OBJECTS, RELATES TO THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA’S HEARTLAND AND INCLUDES BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC ITEMS WITH PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES. TO IMPROVE COLLECTIONS CARE, THE MUSEUM WILL INSTALL CLIMATE CONTROL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN THE STILLMAN MANSION.